No preview on psd files in PSE 13

Working in PSE 13, when I open a folder, jpeg files have a preview image, but psd files just have white sheet of paper as preview.  I have to open the file to be able t see it.  Surely, there's a setting that needs to be changed.

preview is so valuable when using pse..  I am having the same problem ...  i hope there is a quick fix for this!

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